Posted on August 26, 2011 by Fiona Hilliard

Hopefully we’re not speaking too soon, but it looks like Florida (and those set to pick up car hire Miami) may be in the clear for now. Hurricane Irene weakened slightly to a category 2 hurricane as it made its way towards the east coast of the United States this morning, according to the National [...]

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Fiona Hilliard

Anyone picking up car hire in Miami might be subject to delays at airports and city centre locations this week. Tropical Storm Irene has been upgraded to hurricane status overnight. It is thought the hurricane will travel over Puerto Rico today and then through the Bahamas late on Tuesday night and early on Friday morning. [...]

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Fiona Hilliard

Time to re-pack those suitcases – Spanish airport employees have cancelled their planned strike action which was set to cause travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers later this month. The walkout by workers was set to take place in all major airports and would have affected car rental Malaga customers as well as those [...]

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Fiona Hilliard

Street disturbances and looting may be heading north, but London drivers and bus commuters awoke to continued road closures today, following this week’s riots on the streets of the capital. Roads that remain shut include routes in one of the worst affected areas – Croydon in south east London. In terms of London’s rail services, Woolwich Arsenal [...]

Posted on August 09, 2011 by Fiona Hilliard

Those making a late summer escape to Spain with car rental Malaga or car hire in Alicante face possible flight chaos – Spanish baggage handlers have called two separate strikes this August. Three leading unions representing airport ground staff said 60,000 workers could walk off the job on August 18th and August 26th. The protest [...]

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Fiona Hilliard

Anyone picking up car hire in Reykyavik or indeed any other locations in Iceland should note that as a result of glacial flooding from Mýrdalsjökull yesterday, a bridge over Múlakvísl has been wiped out and  Ring Road number one  has been closed to all passenger traffic.  Currently the only possible route is a detour through [...]